Galician and Persian Speaking countries
Countries
Galicia
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Galicia
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Latin
Arabic Language
Galician and Persian as Minority Language
In Galician and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Galician and Persian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Galician as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
If you want to compare Galician and Persian dialects, then you can go to Galician vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Galician and Persian Regulators
Galician and Persian speaking countries provide you Galician and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega) regulates Galician language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Galician and Persian Language History.
Galician and Persian Continents
Thinking about Galician and Persian continents in which Galician and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Galician and Persian. Most of the Galician speaking countries lie in Europe. While Persian speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Galician and Persian languages:
Galician Interesting Facts:
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Persian Interesting Facts:
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
The Galician language was derived from Latin and is similar to Portuguese Language whereas Galician language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.